Eurasia Conference Final
Jour 1 a débuté
2016 Global Poker League Finals
Eurasia Conference Final
Jours 1
The Moscow Wolverines Face the Berlin Bears for a Spot in the GPL Championship
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It's time for the Eurasia Conference final at the GPL Arena in Las Vegas. The Moscow Wolverines are set to take on the Berlin Bears for a chance to face the overall points leaders, The Montreal Nationals in the GPL Final.
Moscow defeated the London Royals earlier today to earn their spot in the Eurasia Conference Final. They won the fastest series of the GPL Playoffs dispatching the Royals in five games.
The Berlin Bears were facing the #2 seed Hong Kong Stars and top GPL point getter Randy Lew. The Bears managed to defeat the Stars 4-2 and will now move on to face the Wolverines tomorrow afternoon.
The Eurasia Conference Championship is best of seven match and play will resumes in roughly 25 minutes.
Game #1: Andrey Pateychuk v. Brian Rast
Brian Rast and Andrey Pateychuk are heading into the cube to represent their teams in the Eurasia Conference Championship.
Rast won both his matches in round one of the playoffs and will be looking to start his team off on the right foot in this best of seven.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
220,000 |
Brian Rast Builds a Lead
Throughout the first 21 hands, Brian Rast has built upon his earlier success. He currently has a chip lead over Andrey Pateychuk in game #1 of the Eurasia Conference Championship.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
263,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
184,000 | -76,000 |
Andrey Pateychuk Battles Back
Andrey Pateychuk made a straight on the river and Brian Rast used about four minutes of his allotted time before eventually deciding to fold. Rast had a single pair of fives and folded, giving Pateychuk the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
267,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
199,000 | -64,000 |
Brian Rast Gives Bears 1-0 Lead
Andrey Pateychuk was short stacked and got all in against Brian Rast with 
. Rast held 
and had Pateychuk at risk.
The board ran out 
, giving Rast a wheel and the win. The Berlin Bears are now up 1-0 in the series.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 301,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Game #2: Sorel Mizzi v. Igor Yaroshevsky
Sorel Mizzi will take on Igor Yaroshevsky in game #2.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | |
|
240,000 |
Sorel Mizzi Leads After 25 Hands
Sorel Mizzi has been pacing back and forth through the cube and has spent a good portion of this heads up match talking to Igor Yaroshevsky and making jokes.
The two have played 25 hands and Mizzi is in the lead. On hand 25, the board read 
and Yaroshevsky raised the river with a straight. Mizzi folded and maintained a slight chip lead over Yaroshevsky.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
209,000 | -51,000 |
Igor Yaroshevsky Picks Up a Win for the Wolverines
Igor Yaroshevsky evened up the series at a game apiece after he got all in preflop with against the 
of Sorel Mizzi.
Mizzi flopped a pair of aces, but the board went runner-runner flush to eliminate Mizzi and get the Moscow Wolverines on the board.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | 291,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Game #3: Bill Perkins v. Anatoly Filatov
The series is tied and now Bill Perkins will face Anatoly Filatov in the cube to decide game #3.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | |
|
220,000 |